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1992 Winston 500

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1992 Winston 500
Race details
Race 9 of 29 in the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1992 Winston 500 program cover, featuring Harry Gant.
The 1992 Winston 500 program cover, featuring Harry Gant.
Date May 3, 1992
Official name 23rd Annual Winston 500
Location Lincoln, Alabama, Talladega Superspeedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.66 mi (4.28 km)
Distance 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Scheduled Distance 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Average speed 167.609 miles per hour (269.741 km/h)
Attendance 142,500
Pole position
Driver Morgan-McClure Motorsports
Time 49.660
Most laps led
Driver Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing
Laps 110
Winner
No. 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 1992 Winston 500 was the ninth stock car race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 23rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, May 2, 1992, before an audience of 142,500 in Lincoln, Alabama at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 188 laps to complete. At race's end, Robert Yates Racing driver Davey Allison would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his 16th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Bill Elliott and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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The layout of Talladega Superspeedway, the venue where the race was held.

Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a tri-oval and was constructed in the 1960s by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line that's located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval, a 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which also is a 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km) tri-oval.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile Skoal
2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac Miller Genuine Draft
3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus
4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak
5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Tide
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Valvoline
7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford Hooters
8 Dick Trickle Stavola Brothers Racing Ford Snickers
9 Dave Mader III Melling Racing Ford Melling Racing
10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet Purolator Filters
11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford Budweiser
12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Chevrolet Raybestos
15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford Motorcraft
16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford Keystone
17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet Western Auto
18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Interstate Batteries
21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford Maxwell House
25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kodiak
26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford Quaker State
28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac Pennzoil
31 Bobby Hillin Jr. Team Ireland Chevrolet Team Ireland
33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile Skoal Bandit
41 Greg Sacks Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's Frosted Flakes
42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac Mello Yello
43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
47 Buddy Baker Close Racing Chevrolet Kanawha Insurance
49 Stanley Smith BS&S Motorsports Chevrolet Ameritron Batteries
50 Clay Young Clay Young Racing Pontiac Aflac
52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Jimmy Means Racing
53 John McFadden Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Voyles Auto Salvage
55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Oldsmobile Jasper Engines & Transmissions
66 Jimmy Hensley (R) Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Phillips 66 TropArtic
68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Oldsmobile Country Time
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet McGetrick Electric
90 Charlie Glotzbach Donlavey Racing Ford SplitFire
94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Ford Sunoco
95 Bob Schacht (R) Sadler Brothers Racing Oldsmobile Shoney's
98 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet Moly Black Gold

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, April 30, at 4:00 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 20 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Saturday, May 1, at 4:30 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-40 would be decided on time,[3] and depending on who needed it, a select amount of positions were given to cars who had not otherwise qualified but were high enough in owner's points; up to two were given. If needed, a past champion who did not qualify on either time or provisionals could use a champion's provisional, adding one more spot to the field.

Ernie Irvan, driving for Morgan–McClure Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 49.660 and an average speed of 192.831 miles per hour (310.331 km/h) in the first round.[4]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 49.660 192.831
2 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 49.705 192.657
3 22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 49.868 192.027
4 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.983 191.585
5 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 50.155 190.928
6 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 50.308 190.347
7 94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Ford 50.349 190.192
8 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 50.357 190.162
9 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 50.385 190.057
10 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 50.451 189.808
11 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 50.455 189.793
12 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Chevrolet 50.498 189.631
13 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Chevrolet 50.523 189.537
14 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 50.563 189.387
15 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 50.565 189.380
16 66 Jimmy Hensley (R) Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 50.579 189.328
17 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 50.582 189.316
18 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 50.666 189.002
19 90 Charlie Glotzbach Donlavey Racing Ford 50.738 188.734
20 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 50.759 188.656
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 50.003 191.509
22 49 Stanley Smith BS&S Motorsports Chevrolet 50.341 190.223
23 9 Dave Mader III Melling Racing Ford 50.384 190.060
24 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 50.764 188.638
25 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 50.810 188.467
26 98 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet 50.811 188.463
27 31 Bobby Hillin Jr. Team Ireland Chevrolet 50.832 188.385
28 8 Dick Trickle Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 50.866 188.259
29 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 50.870 188.245
30 41 Greg Sacks Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 50.874 188.230
31 95 Bob Schacht (R) Sadler Brothers Racing Oldsmobile 50.927 188.034
32 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 50.928 188.030
33 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 51.024 187.676
34 68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Oldsmobile 51.240 186.885
35 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51.401 186.300
36 47 Buddy Baker Close Racing Chevrolet 51.613 185.535
37 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 51.640 185.438
38 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 51.831 184.754
39 50 Clay Young Clay Young Racing Pontiac 53.902 177.656
40 53 John McFadden Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac - -
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 2 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 188 110 running 185 $189,325
2 5 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 188 4 running 175 $56,225
3 10 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 188 10 running 170 $46,970
4 3 22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 188 57 running 165 $45,470
5 1 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 188 5 running 160 $35,840
6 20 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 188 0 running 150 $25,315
7 15 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 188 0 running 146 $19,215
8 21 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 188 2 running 147 $22,765
9 6 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 188 0 running 138 $19,065
10 9 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 188 0 running 134 $17,665
11 18 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 188 0 running 130 $18,530
12 29 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 188 0 running 127 $15,050
13 32 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 188 0 running 124 $15,420
14 11 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 188 0 running 121 $9,240
15 17 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 188 0 running 118 $14,660
16 8 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 188 0 running 115 $14,070
17 14 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 188 0 running 112 $13,055
18 23 9 Dave Mader III Melling Racing Ford 188 0 running 109 $13,365
19 28 8 Dick Trickle Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 188 0 running 106 $12,325
20 34 68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Oldsmobile 187 0 running 103 $13,765
21 13 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Chevrolet 187 0 running 100 $11,650
22 12 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Chevrolet 187 0 running 97 $11,430
23 35 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 187 0 running 94 $15,670
24 24 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 186 0 running 91 $16,565
25 16 66 Jimmy Hensley (R) Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 186 0 running 88 $8,340
26 4 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 186 0 running 85 $16,005
27 37 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 184 0 running 82 $7,925
28 27 31 Bobby Hillin Jr. Team Ireland Chevrolet 182 0 running 79 $6,295
29 33 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 180 0 running 76 $15,640
30 31 95 Bob Schacht (R) Sadler Brothers Racing Oldsmobile 180 0 running 73 $6,185
31 36 47 Buddy Baker Close Racing Chevrolet 176 0 wheel bearing 70 $6,055
32 26 98 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet 175 0 suspension 67 $10,550
33 22 49 Stanley Smith BS&S Motorsports Chevrolet 116 0 crash 64 $5,970
34 38 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 101 0 engine 61 $7,465
35 30 41 Greg Sacks Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 92 0 engine 58 $5,910
36 7 94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Ford 77 0 engine 55 $10,380
37 19 90 Charlie Glotzbach Donlavey Racing Ford 75 0 crash 52 $5,800
38 25 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 63 0 cylinder 49 $8,745
39 39 50 Clay Young Clay Young Racing Pontiac 40 0 engine 46 $5,690
40 40 53 John McFadden Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 5 0 handling 43 $5,660
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Newberry, Paul (May 4, 1992). "Allison roars to Winston title". Alabama Journal. p. 13. Retrieved January 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Long, Gary (May 4, 1992). "Allison roars to an impressive victory in Winston 500". The Indianapolis Star. p. 30. Retrieved January 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Winston 500". The Charlotte Observer. April 30, 1992. p. 12. Retrieved January 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ Coble, Don (May 1, 1992). "Swervin' Irvan wins pole". Florida Today. p. 8. Retrieved January 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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